The legislative council is authorized to provide for placing a privately funded Buffalo Soldiers Arizona territory monument in Wesley Bolin plaza, and the authorization ends after September 30, 2027.
Official title: Buffalo Soldiers Arizona territory monument
- September 12, 2026
- Authorization repealed after September 30, 2027: The authorization for the memorial
What changes
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NowThe legislative council is authorized to provide for placing a memorial honoring Buffalo Soldiers in Wesley Bolin plaza, to be called the Buffalo Soldiers Arizona territory monument.
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NowThe memorial must go through the existing state procedures for establishing memorials in this area (section 41-1363).
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NowNo public money is authorized for the memorial. The supporters (called proponents) are solely responsible for all fundraising and for contracts to design and build it.
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NowThe state may not help raise money for the memorial or set up a state fund to hold the money.
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NowThis authorization is repealed after September 30, 2027.
Who it affects
- Supporters (proponents) of a Buffalo Soldiers memorial
- Visitors to Wesley Bolin plaza
- Arizona legislative council
What you need to do
Nothing.
What the law doesn't answer
- Who the proponents are
- What the memorial will look like or where exactly in the plaza it will go
- How much the memorial will cost
- What the procedures in section 41-1363 require
- What happens if the memorial is not finished before the authorization is repealed
- Who will maintain the memorial after it is built
This summary describes the law as enacted. Later laws, court rulings or referendum petitions can change the picture. Check the official text for the current wording.